CADEX Helmet Study Drop Tower Upgrade
Waiver type - Procurement: Nonavailability
Agency: CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (7523) • Product Service Code (PSC) : 6620 | Last Modified: 05/24/2023
Procurement Summary
This purchase is part of the CDC/NIOSH LQMS Lab Modernization effort. The existing drop tower was built in 2014. Its mechanical system, instrumentation, data acquisition (DAQ) system, and software are out of date. NIOSH’s cutting-edge research would only be possible with state-of-the-art testing equipment. This procurement is to purchase CADEX 200_06_LCA3_22, Loadcell Assembly (3 Load Cells) 22kN ( Monorail Impact Machine new upgraded drop tower and full motorized system and accessories).
Waiver Rationale Summary
The market research was started in November 2022 and continued through February 2023. The required equipment is not available on OMB’s preferred Best-in- Class governmentwide contracts. The requirement equipment is not available via any of the required sources under FAR 8.002 such as CDC inventories, excess from other agencies, the Federal Prison Industries, Inc., or on the list maintained by the Committee for Purchase From People Who are Blind or Severely Disabled. The NAICS code is 541380 Testing Laboratories. A notice of Intent to Sole Source to Cadex, Inc. closed on 26 April 2023 and no responses were received.
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Consistent with Policy
ENGINE INSTRUMENTS
541380 - Testing Laboratories
05/16/2023
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Pre-solicitation
Instant Delivery Only
Individual Waiver
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION